(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) Buttre John Chester; engraver

Sale 2486 - Lot 280

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(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) Buttre, John Chester; engraver. Declaration of Independence. In Congress, July 4th, 1776. Engraved broadside, 20 1/4 x 16 inches; moderate foxing, 1 1/2-inch closed tear in right margin with tape repair on verso. New York, 1856

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This attractive presentation features small calligraphic text after C. Craske, the signatures in facsimile, and an elaborate border after William Momberger with state seals, patriotic emblems, and Trumbull's representation of the signing. Top and center is a rendering of Independence Hall. Bidwell 29.